CT21 4ER

North Downs West · Folkestone and Hythe · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Ashford
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CT21 4HD 61 m
CT21 4ES 141 m
CT21 4HE 594 m
CT21 4ET 752 m
CT21 4EN 973 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CT21 4ER
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CT
Postcode district
CT21
Postcode sector
CT21 4
Latitude
51.099254
Longitude
1.066576
British National Grid easting
614,800
British National Grid northing
137,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Folkestone and Hythe · E07000112
Parish or community
E04005031
Westminster constituency
Ashford · E14001069
Output area
E00124613
Lower layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008D · E01024550
Middle layer super output area
Folkestone and Hythe 008 · E02005109

Postcode source versions

Explore CT21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Brockhill Park Performing Arts College

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. Saltwood CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km
  3. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 9
  • Drugs 7
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CT21 4 residents
4,983

Age bands in CT21 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

672 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

430 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

859 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

1,375 residents

Age 65 and over
30.1%

1,437 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW LYMINGE SURGERY

    GREENBANKS, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NS

    ODS code G82684

    3.3 km

  • SUN LANE

    5 SUN LANE, HYTHE, CT21 5JY

    ODS code G82018

    3.4 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD

    ODS code G82160

    3.5 km

  • CHURCH ROAD

    THE SURGERY, CHURCH ROAD, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8HY

    ODS code G82652

    3.7 km

  • SELLINDGE SURGERY

    MAIN ROAD, SELLINDGE, ASHFORD, TN25 6JX

    ODS code G82658

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Postling Wents

    BCT · Postling

    0.0 miles
  • Postling Wents

    BCT · Postling

    0.0 miles
  • Postling Turn

    BCT · Postling

    0.4 miles
  • Postling Turn

    BCT · Postling

    0.4 miles
  • Sandling Turning

    BCT · Sandling

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Folkestone and Hythe 008D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,010 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Brockhill Park Performing Arts College is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 9 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.